Korean slang profile
윈텔
wintel
Windows and Intel
A collective name for the Windows operating system and Intel.
- Expanded form
- Window + IntelWindow + Intel
- Other spellings
- Wintel
- Earliest source found
- Dec 2005
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
옛 컴퓨터 산업 기사에서 윈텔의 영향력을 읽었다.
I read about 윈텔’s influence in an old computer-industry article.
02Documented history
- 2005-12This source introduced “윈텔” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Formed by retaining parts of “Window + Intel”. The National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2005년 신어』 lists this headword and its meaning. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The headword, components, definition, and usage on PDF page 298 (printed page 274) were directly compared. This relies on one source; the older articles quoted by the report were not directly checked. Inclusion in this collection does not establish the year the expression arose or first became popular. This was read in the section tracking the use of previously surveyed terms; it is not claimed to have originated in 2005.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2005년 신어 (국립국어원)Published Dec 2005Original source checked Nov 14, 2026